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The Birdland Big Band, Linda Dachtyl, Michael Mayo, Sofija Knezevic, Eric Byrd Trio, Carmen Staaf & More
by Mary Foster Conklin
This broadcast includes new releases from The Birdland Big Band, Linda Dachtyl, Michael Mayo, Sofija Knezevic, Eric Byrd and the first single from Carmen Staaf's latest project, with birthday shoutouts to Teri Thornton, Sherrie Marricle, Claire Martin, Pete McGuinness, Akiko Tsuruga, Alyssa Allgood and Sinne Eeg, among others. Happy listening and please support the artists you hear--see them live, buy their music so they can continue to comfort, distract, provoke and remind the world that A Woman's Place is in ...
Continue ReadingCraig Taborn / Nels Cline / Marcus Gilmore: Trio Of Bloom
by Mike Jurkovic
Maelstroms come and maelstroms go, but the maelstrom generated by a pumped-up Marcus Gilmore on Ronald Shannon Jackson's “Nightwhistlers," the concussive kicker that jump-starts Trio of Bloom, holds its storm-warning, jazz-rocking, course. That guitarist Nels Cline--cranked by the spirit of Jimi Hendrix via Bill Frisell circa late '87; and keyboardist Craig Taborn (himself a modern acolyte of Horace Silver and John Cage) add their key signatures makes for a hell of an opener. One not soon forgotten. Taborn's ...
Continue ReadingCollin Sherman: Life Eats Life
by Dan McClenaghan
Collin Sherman, a multiple reedman, has a day job in Manhattan. But on nights and weekends, he sheds the work clothes and switches into his idiosyncratic original voice in the creation of music. Life Eats Life is a solo effort. He plays and records all the instruments in his living room for his albums. Then he overdubs it all together--an audio cut-and-paste affair. He is responsible for the crafting of the spooky, 1940-ish Noir and the exotic saxophone-over-drones outing String ...
Continue ReadingThe Blind Boys of Alabama at Miner Auditorium
by Steven Roby
Blind Boys of Alabama w/Cory Henry Miner Auditorium San Francisco, California September 7, 2025 It was the kind of Sunday afternoon that settles on a room like a benediction. Folks looked as if they'd come straight from church--pressed jackets, careful shoes, a woman down front wearing a black sweater stitched with the word “FAITH," the letters bright with sequins that caught every glint of stage light. The musicians would add the rest.
Continue ReadingCaelan Cardello: Chapter One
by Pierre Giroux
Caelan Cardello's debut release, Chapter One, marks the emergence of a pianist and composer with a clear sense of purpose. Supporting Cardello on this journey are bassist Jonathon Muir-Cotton, drummer Domo Branch, and guest tenor saxophonist Chris Lewis; they draw deeply from the well of jazz tradition while shaping a distinctly modern voice. Cardello's program combines eight originals with select pieces from Cole Porter, Harold Mabern, and Cedar Walton, establishing a strong foundation in both heritage and innovation. ...
Continue ReadingMichael Wolff, Laufey, Bob Curnow and Bob Schlesinger
by Joe Dimino
From the soul of Denver's own Bob Schlesinger, we launch into another irresistible hour of Neon Jazz with episode 923. This one's packed with flavor--starting with Bob himself and moving into the legendary Michael Wolff, plus a wave of fresh sounds lighting up Summer 2025. You'll hear the brilliance of Steve Rosenbloom and his Big Band, Jim Witzel, Alberto Pibiri, and Jason Forsythe. Along the way, we mix in some unexpected gems--lush vibes from Laufey, island grooves courtesy of The ...
Continue ReadingRami Atallah At Dock Street Jazz Club
by Ian Patterson
Rami Attallah Dock Street Jazz Club Belfast, N. Ireland September 7, 2025 It was an auspicious day in the old docks area of Belfast, for on this day a new jazz club was born. Dock Street Jazz Club, nestled upstairs in The American Bar, swung into life with a gratifying Sold Out sign on its website. Dock Street Jazz Club is tucked down a side-street of an area known as Sailortown. In ...
Continue ReadingLinda May Han Oh: Music In The Moment
by Frank Housh
Linda May Han Oh is one of jazz music's most innovative artists. I first encountered her in 2015 when she played The Art of Jazz with the Dave Douglas Quintet at Buffalo's Albright Knox Art Gallery. In the decade following she has released four albums for Biophilia Records and worked with luminaries such as art hirahara, Vijay Iyer, and Pat Metheny. Strange Heavens features Ambrose Akinmusire (trumpet) and Tyshawn Sorey (drums) from Akinmusire's Honey From A Winter Stone ...
Continue ReadingBruce Gertz: Octopus Dreams
by Jack Bowers
Veteran bassist and composer Bruce Gertz, who has more than 20 albums under his belt in a career spanning more than half a century, wrote and arranged every number on his latest recording, Octopus Dreams, wherein his skills in every realm are essential to its outcome. As a bassist, Gertz is sharp and perceptive; as a composer, quite capable within his area of preference, which basically encompasses contemporary post-bop jazz. In other words, Gertz writes well without ...
Continue ReadingTill Brönner: L'unica chance
by Ludovico Granvassu
Never one to rest on the laurels of his gorgeously burnished trumpet sound, German trumpeter Till Brönner is always chasing new ideas and fresh sources of inspiration. Lately, that search has brought him back to the country where he grew up and spent some of his formative years: Italy. The album Italia is the fruit of Brönner's collaboration with internationally acclaimed producer Nicola Conte. Together, they make a compelling case for Italian popular music as part of the ...
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